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Capital Law LLP’s media team has deep roots in the region. Nicola McNeely’s team won the tender for S4C work for a further two-year period, and advised on the production of a number of regional films and dramas.

Geldards LLP has a strong name for media work. Senior associate Lydia Fairfax has a growing reputation in the field; she is ‘fast, commercial, practical, and pragmatic, with great industry knowledge’. Ceri Delemore provides commercial advice to clients such as Cerdd Cymru. Other active clients in 2011 included modelling agency Elite, and Museum of Wales.

Emyr Lewis at Morgan Cole is well known in Welsh media circles for commercial advice; work in 2011 included acquisitions for longstanding client Tinopolis. Other active clients include Sunset and Vine, and Fiction Factory.

New to the ranking, Hugh James assisted television production company Boomerang on its acquisitions in 2011. On the employment side, Emma Burns has brought some media clients with her from Geldards LLP, including S4C, which she advises on freedom of information matters.

Former S4C legal adviser Aled Walters at MLM Cartwright is a company and commercial specialist with a solid background in media work.

David Boobier is recommended at Dolmans Solicitors.

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  • Ofcom publishes review of the wholesale broadband access market

    On 3 December 2010, Ofcom published its final statement setting out its analysis of the state of competition in the wholesale broadband access (WBA) market and the measures it is taking to protect consumers in situations where competition alone is insufficient. 

    - SJ Berwin LLP

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